Comparison

MapDex vs Nomad Cruise

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MapDex

Create a personalized map of your travels, pinning visited locations and ranking favorite destinations. Share your journey with friends, discover new places through their experiences, and build a community around shared travel memories.

Highlights
  • Pin visited places
  • Rank favorite destinations
  • Build personalized travel map
  • Create travel bucket list
  • Follow friends' maps
  • Discover new places via friends
Features
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MapDex is the platform for interactive maps. Pin the places that matter, add the details behind them, and share a map others can explore. Use it for your travels, a local guide, recommendations for an audience, or places tied to a project or event. Follow people you trust and discover new spots through their maps. React, comment, and connect right on the map around each place. With MapDex, you can: • Create and share interactive maps • Pin places you’ve visited, loved, or want to explore • Build a personal map of your world • Curate local guides and recommendations • Follow friends and explore their maps • Engage with places through reactions and comments • Add stories and context to every pin Your places. Your map. Your story.

About

Nomad Cruise

Features
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The Nomad Cruise App is your companion for life at sea with the world's community of digital nomads and remote workers. From the moment you board, everything you need is in your pocket - the full program, the people, and the ports ahead. WHAT'S INSIDE • The complete cruise program — talks, workshops and side meetups, updated live. • Meet your crew — browse fellow nomads by skills, languages and interests. • Find your cabin mate — matched on drink package and sleeping habits. • Coffee chats — get matched one-on-one with someone new on board. • The route map — every port, onboard add-ons, and where the community gathers. • Direct messages and a community feed to stay in the loop day and night. • Book onboard add-ons and manage your trip, right from your phone. FOR THE COMMUNITY • See who's joining your cruise before you set sail. • Connect over shared skills, projects and destinations. • Turn a conversation at sea into a collaboration on land. SECURE & PRIVATE • Your location is shared only with the people you allow. • Report and block tools keep the community safe. • Cancel or delete your account anytime, right from the app. Set sail with the community that works, travels and grows together.

Screenshots

MapDex4 screens
Nomad Cruise4 screens

Verdict

The call

MapDex and Nomad Cruise are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MapDex ships an update weekly, Nomad Cruise every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MapDex versus Nomad Cruise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapDexNomad Cruise
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB51 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAbhik MahakulDN Ventures LtD

In-app purchases

None

MapDex

No in-app purchases

None

Nomad Cruise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MapDex free?
MapDex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nomad Cruise free?
Nomad Cruise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MapDex or Nomad Cruise have ads?
Neither MapDex nor Nomad Cruise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MapDex or Nomad Cruise?
MapDex ships an update weekly, and Nomad Cruise every 5 days. Most recently, MapDex was updated on October 28, 2026 and Nomad Cruise on October 25, 2026.

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